DOJ, PNP to probe ‘fake,’ ‘malicious’ Marcos video

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday condemned the “fake video” showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. allegedly using illegal drugs, saying it would pursue necessary actions to identify and prosecute those behind the material.

“The timing of the release of this fake video, occurring just before the President’s State of the Nation Address (Sona), unmistakably indicates an intent to undermine the credibility of the President and the critical speech he is set to deliver,” it said in a statement.

At a hastily called press conference at Camp Crame ahead of the Sona, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. ordered the Philippine National Police to form a task force to investigate the matter.

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